Tuning-slide for clarinets.



W. F REYNOLDS. TUNING SLIDE FOR CLARINETS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY! 1915.

1,171,647 Patented Feb. 15, 1916.

Suva tor attorney i V-WILLIAVM rpnnxnorns, or Damon; am j i State of Ohio, have invented new and. useful Improvements in Tuning-Slides for Clarinets, of'which the following is a speci fication. 7 g V. -The invention relates to tuning slides, and more especially to the class of adjustable tuning barrel joints forfclarinets. if

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a tuning slide of this char- 7 acter wherein the construction thereof is novel'in form and can .be conveniently ap plied to a clarinet so that the latter can be accurately tuned, and in the usethereofen larged air-gaps are avoided, which ordi= narily take place when drawing out the barrel joints of'ftheclarinet.

.Another object of the "inventionis the provision of a joint of this. character wherein the parts thereof are assembled in a novel manner [to permit easy adjustment without liability of separating the. joints from the mouth piece or the body of'the clarinet.

A further object of the invention is-the provision-of a joint of this character which is simple inconstruction, readily and easily adjusted, strong, neat in appearance, reliable .andieiiicientin operatlon, and meX-p pensive in manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, come,

bination and arrangement of partsa's willbe hereinafter fully described, illustrated in" the accompanying drawing, and pointed out vention.) Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal in the claim hereunto appended.

' 40 V tary side elevation of a clarinet showing the In the drawing: Figure 1 is a fragmenjoint constructed in accordance with the insectional view thereof. Fig, ,3 is a' perspec tiveview of the slide tube. Fig.4 1s a perspective view of the stationary tube forming v thelining for the. barrel joint; 7 Similar reference characters indlcate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawing.

, Referring to the drawing in 'detaihn.

designates a portion of the body of a clannet, which is of the ordinary well-known construction, B the mouth piece, and C the *1Tvmmsmermcmmm Specification of Letters l atent.

. tun ng slide barreljoint hereinafter fully described.

, assesses-15,1916. Application filedMay 1,1915. Seria1No.2 5,226. I i

To all whom it mag concern: V

Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. REYNOLDS, a citizenofthe United States,.residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and The barrel jointiC comprises-a stationary '7 tube 5 preferably madesfrom metal forming a lining for the barrel 6, preferably made from ebonite,"thereby eliminating the cracking possibility, the said lining being formed with an enlarged-end 7, while the barrel 6v is opposite end formed with a socket '8 in of the clarinet,

. correspondingly shaped thereto and has its a '7 WVithin the stationary tube 5 isa slide tube V .9 formed with an enlarged end 10 adapted to be received in the enlarged end 7 Of th stationary tube, and this enlarged end 10 is provided with external threads, 11 with which engages an internally threaded ad justing collar ,l2 upon'which is engaged an externally knurled adjusting nut or ring 13,

. the same being formed with an internal annular flange 14 for engagement with an ex-.

'ternal flange 15 formed on" the stationary tube 5 so that on. the [adjustment of the I slide tube 9 the nut or ring 13 will not separate or ride on" of the stationary tube.

[Adapted to be" fitted within the enlarged end '10 of the slide tube 9 is the mouthpiece. v -B. 'Mounte'din'the shoulder 16 formed by the'enlarged end 10 of the slide tube 9is' a guide pin 17, the same working through a correspondingly shaped aperture or hole 18' formed in the shoulder '19 providcd by the enlarged end 7 ofthestationary tube 5, and

this guide pin "17 serves to prevent the turn-- ing of the'm'outh' piece on the adjustment of the slide tube for the tuning of the clarinet,

.Upon adjustment ofthe nutor ring 13the slide tube 9, can be moved so as to enable the clarinet to be properly tuned. without the possibility. of 'the formation of air gaps which ordinarily occur when drawing out the barrel joints of this instrument.

Fromthe foregoing description, taken in" connectlon with the accompanylng drawing, 7

the construction andm'anner of joperation of therefore'a more extended explanation has beenomitted'. 9-- v y 1 I the device will be clearly understood, and;

the mouth piece of a musical instrument, ex.-

the slide' tubQ nadjuSting collar ,enggging;inmplzgsgpqepf .twouwitnessgs j 

